In this tutorial, we will share a function which will allow users to select specific Post IDs and display them as featured posts with thumbnails by utilizing the WordPress Post Thumbnail feature that was added in WordPress 2.9. This way allows you to avoid using Sticky posts which sometimes may be necessary due to other functions in a custom project.

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